India always has been a centre of education, research and learning. it has a long history of organized education system in the form of gurukulas. To provide and get education is one of the characteristics that differentiate human beings from other living things. And for better education human beings are continuously improving their teaching-learning tools and techniques. Each revolution of the human society had its impact on education. The developments in information and communication technology (ICT) have brought psychological, sociological as well as technological changes in the field of education. The most recent influence of the ICT in the field of education is recognized as e-learning and cloud computing. Cloud computing based e-Learning provides any time, anywhere and any device learning. Cloud computing is becoming an adoptable technology for many of the organizations with its dynamic scalability and usage of virtualized resources as a service through the Internet. E- Learning is a new tool which has the potential to enhance and support the traditional learning system. It has become an integral part of the learning tools used by every educational organization. It has been widely used because of its flexibility and the ability to work at one’s own pace. Cloud computing is growing rapidly, with applications in almost any area, including education. Cloud based e-learning is the sub division of cloud computing on educational field for e-learning systems. It is the future for e-learning technology and its infrastructure. Cloud based e-learning has all the provisions like hardware and software resources to enhance the traditional e-learning infrastructure. The paper highlights the concept and services provided by Cloud Computing. This paper highlights the benefits of using cloud computing for e-learning and also focuses on Cloud Computing initiatives.
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